Alan (69) and Susan Perkins (68), aka Poppy and Nanna

“Our grandchildren enrich our lives. We like to celebrate birthdays, Christmas, Easter, school events and sporting games with them. We also like to spend time with Alan’s sister Jennifer and her granddaughters Molly (11) and Charlotte (16).

The older children often help us around the house and garden, wash the car and assist with painting.

We feel a sense of pride when we see them grow and progress and mix with the other children around them.

We provide them with guidance and a senior’s point of view on things that we have experienced during our lives that their parents may not have.

We like having them visit and we like visiting them so their parents can have a night out together.

Our perfect Grandparents Day would be a picnic or BBQ at the park where the children can run free and play on the swings and slides and enjoy each other’s company.”

We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future. We acknowledge the ongoing connection Aboriginal people have to this land and recognise Aboriginal people as the original custodians of this land.